Bombay HC Slaps ₹50K Cost On Litigant For Making 'Unsubstantiated' Allegations Of Scam By Maharashtra Govt In Awarding Contract To Adani Power
Live LawThe Bombay High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on a writ petitioner alleging that a contract awarded by the Maharashtra government to Adani Power for supplying electricity was a "scam" and that the former Chief Minister was involved in corrupt practices while awarding the contract. The petitioner alleged that the contract for the supply of 6600 megawatts renewable thermal power awarded to Adani Power was a violation of the petitioner's fundamental right of having access to fair electricity supply at a reasonable rate under Article 21 of the Constitution. However, not finding any merits in the petitioner's arguments, a division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Amit Borkar said "In our opinion, filing of such a petition/public interest litigation containing unsubstantiated and unsupported reckless averments runs the risk of some times even the good cause being lost." He said that “merely by crying scam.doesnt impress us” In its order, the Court noted that the petitioner made vague and unsubstantiated Assertions that the contract awarded was a scam involving the government authorities.
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